Wash-stand and commode



(No Model.)

" J. PENNEY.

WASH STAND AND GOMMODE.

No. 347,193. Patented Aug. 10, 1886.

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PATENT OF ICE.

JOSEPH PENNEY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

WASH-STAND AND COMMODE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,193, dated August10, 1886 Application filed April 25, 1885. Renewed June '24, 1880.Serial No. 206,171. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH PENNEY, a citi-v zen of the United States,residing in the city of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWVash-Stands and Gommodes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of washstands having atank orreservoir for the washwater and a washbasin'ada pted to receive thewater-and discharge itthrough an aperture into a waste-water vesselbelow. i

The objects of my invention are, first, to place the water-tank on ahinged or movable slab or top, which in its motion alternately concealsthe faucet behind the closed top and brings it into position, so thatthe water can basin; second, to adjust the waste-water vessel below thebasin, so that the weight of water in the vessel will, at a givenpressure, out off the water from the wash-basin; and, third, to form theopening from the wash-basin so that the cutting off of the water willnot splash or spatter it laterally, These objects I accomplish by meansof the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a plan view of my invention when applied to a combinedwash-stand and dressing-case, the top being shown partially swung asidein process of uncovering the basin. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thesame when the wash-basin is exposed for use. Fig. 3 is an end view and asectional view of the washstand compartment of the ease and wash-basin,showing the device for cutting off the water from the basin; and Fig. 4is a sectional view of the basin on an enlarged scale,to show theadjustment of the cut-off device and refrom the basin. I Similar lettersrefer to similar parts throughout the several views.

This invention consists in the combination of improvements heretoforemade by me on combined dressing-cases and wash-stands, for

which I have heretofore filed applications.

H is the body of the combined dressing-case and wash-stand;

G is the top, hinged to theease by means of the grooves V V and pins UU.

O D is the tank, and E the cover of the tank, hinged ata to themirror-supporting standardf.

B is a goose-neck faucet.

A is the wash basin, shown when the top is turned out at right angles tothe case or fully opened. Turning down the faucet, which is providedwith a spring to hold it erect in closed position, the water will flowout of the tank into the basin.

The waslrbasin has a wasteopening, S. (Shown in Figs. 3 and 4.)

Q is a valve attached to lever P, which lever P has as a fulcrum apin inlug R, and has weight-bar N depending from it.

0 is a rest, and M a lug on bar N.

c is a handle or grip on pail I.

WV is a short tube or ring around the opening S, to prevent the waterfrom spattering when the valve is brought against the aperture S, tostop the water in the basin fIOllll flowing down.

J is a tilt-table supported by inclined legs K K, and T is a spring forsupporting the table J in positionuntil the weight of water in the pailreaches the point fixed for tilting the table.

c c, c, and d are sub-compartments in the case.

WVhen the wash-stand and dressingcase are closed, the piece presents theappearance of an ordinary dressing-case with drawers.

The operation of my invention is as follows: First fill the tank 0 Dwith water, then turn the top G until the faucet B is over the washbasinA, and let on the water until the basin contains the desired quantity,the opening S being closed by a plug. \Vhen the basinA is to be emptied,draw the plug and the water flows into the vessel I. \Vhenever thevessel I becomes nearly full of water, it overcomes the strength ofspring T and withdraws the weight N from the rest 0, when it drops byits own weight, closing instantly the opening S, and cutting off theflow ofwater from the ba sin A to the vessel 1.

The device for cutting off the water does not differ materially fromthat shown in an application previously filed by me, except that thereis a difference as to the ring \V and its use in combination with thevalve Q.

I do not claim in this patent, broadly, all mechanisms by which theweight of a removable water-vessel is applied to close an inletvalve.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to have invented, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wash-stand, the stand or body having the basin therein, incombination with the horizontallymovable top having the tank mountedthereon, substantially as described, whereby the movement of the top maybe caused to cover the basin or expose the basin and bring the tank inposition to discharge therein at will.

2. The stand or body having the basin there in, in combination with thehorizontally-movable top, the tank mounted on the top,'and the faucetlocated at the rear side of the tank, as described, whereby the basinand the cock are both concealed by the movement of the top in onedirection, and both exposed and brought in proximity to each other bythe movement of the top in the other direction.

3. In a wash-stand, the combination of the stand or body, thehorizontally-swinging top, the reversible glass mounted on the top, andthe tank, also mounted on the top and provided with the faucet at therear side, whereby the glass and the faucet may both be presented inposition for use when the top is moved forward from its normal position.

In combination with the stand or body having the basin in one end andthe grooves V V at right angles to each other in the opposite end, thetop G, connected at one end with the stand by pins sliding in thegrooves, and the tank located on the top at the same end,whereby thetank is brought in proper relation to the basin and maintained at alltimes directly over the stand to counterbalance the overhanging end ofthe top when the latter is turned forward.

5. In a wash-stand, the tank C D, in combination with its lid E, hingedto swing horizontally, whereby the opening of the tank is permittedwithout removing the articles from the top.

6. In a wash-stand, the basin with a bottom outlet, in combination witha valve to close the outlet, a removable pail or receptacle for thewaste water, and a yielding support for the pail connected with thevalve, substair tially as described, whereby the weight of the pail andits contents is applied to close the valve and limit the discharge intothe pail.

7. The basin, the valve to close the same, the latch N, to hold thevalve open, and the movable platform J, acting to release the latch, andthe spring supporting the platform, said members combined for jointoperation substantially as described.

8. The valve and its latch N, in combination with the platform J, theinclined links K, and the spring 'I.

JOSEPH PENNEY.

\Vitnesses:

ARTHUR C. DENIsoN, EDWARD Tirooaivr.

